Transport of toxic waste halted after depot accident

Transport of toxic waste halted after depot accident

Transport of toxic waste halted after depot accident
On Monday, the fleet of vehicles carrying copper spend leaves Bangkok for Bound &amp, Beyond Plc’s Muang district in Tak state. ( Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration )

Following a security breach while a truck was being loaded onto a truck in Tak province on Tuesday, the industry ministry has forethrew the dangerous cadmium waste into the forever container.

A tractor-cutter’s network broke while moving a sizable bag of leftovers from a large truck to a smaller vehicle at Bound &amp, Beyond Plc’s Muang area in Tak province. There were no accidents reported.

Upon hearing about it, market permanent director Nattapol&nbsp, Rangsitpol ordered the immediate expulsion of all copper waste supplies.

Mr. Nattapol predicted that company representatives and officials may make changes to improve safety for both workers and residents.

The sacks of copper spend were originally scheduled to be loaded onto smaller cars for handling and transitory store in the building after they arrived at the warehouse from Bangkok and Samut Sakhon state.

After it was brought up to standard, the waste would later be buried at a permanent dump site owned by the company in the province.

Mr. Nattapol did not specify when the cadmium waste would resume being transported.

The first convoy of 10 trucks carrying 254 tons of cadmium tailings in big bags left Bangkok and Samut Sakhon for Tak on Monday night. They arrived at the Bound &amp, Beyond warehouse on Tuesday morning.

About 13, 000 tonnes of cadmium waste have been found, at&nbsp, several factories in the capital and in Samut Sakhon and Chon Buri provinces.

To prevent the waste from leaking out, the transportation plan requires all bags to be double-wrapped. Additionally, the trucks are covered in canvas and securely tucked in place with the bags.

The waste’s movement to Tak was scheduled to be finished on June 17, but it now faces an indefinite delay after only the first delivery on Tuesday.